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夕
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Definitions
- 1. Taiwan pr. [xì]
- 2. dusk
- 3. evening
Words Containing 夕
\Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk\, a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)
morning and night
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
in imminent peril (idiom)
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
glow of the setting sun
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
All Saints' Eve
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
a beautiful day
Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
New Year's eve
Pennsylvania
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī]
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
to be at death's door (idiom)
to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning
sunset industry
eve
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
overnight; instantly; very quickly
Christmas eve
sunset
lunar New Year's Eve
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
to spend all one's time together (idiom)
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
the day before New Year's Eve
one scare after another (idiom)